Dimitar Berbatov’s future high on Juande Ramos priority list

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Juande Ramos has indicated his desire to keep Dimitar Berbatov at White Hart Lane, with the new Tottenham Hotspur head coach saying he would welcome talks with the centre forward “with open arms”. Emil Dantchev, the player’s agent, and Ivan, his father, have travelled to London to discuss Berbatov’s future with Spurs officials, aimed at securing his transfer in January.

Ramos will resist that pressure. The Spaniard began Saturday’s 1-1 draw away to Middlesbrough with Berbatov relegated to the substitutes’ bench, but he insisted that the Bulgaria forward, along with Robbie Keane, had been rested for the Uefa Cup tie